Issue - meetings

To inform Members of the adoption of the “House Extensions in South Tottenham” Supplementary Planning Document

The Committee considered a report on the adoption of the “House Extensions in South Tottenham” Supplementary Planning Document following approval by Cabinet on 12^th October. The SPD set out design guidance for house extensions in the area, which had a history of unacceptable extensions. The Committee noted that this is now the adopted guidance for house extensions in the areas defined in the SPD.

The Committee welcomed the clear visual examples set out in the SPD, and requested that more of these types of examples should be included in design guidance provided by the Council, as they were very useful. It was agreed that this recommendation would be taken on board when producing future guidance. In response to a question from the Committee, it was confirmed that the SPD was available online, and could be provided in hard copy to members of the public by the planning department on request. The Committee asked what would happen to existing extensions which were felt to be inappropriate; it was confirmed that these would remain, however it was envisaged that in due course these would be replaced by extensions in accordance with the design guidelines.

The Committee welcomed the report. It was confirmed that officers would respond to the Committee on the design considerations behind what was considered to be acceptable and unacceptable options for bays windows, as shown in diagram 7 in paragraph 3.9 of the SPD, in response to a query from the Committee.

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